Written questions

Driving Tests: Standards

Commons · Question 91206 · Tabled 14 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 24 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what modelling her Department undertook to inform its decision to remove instructor-booked driving tests to reduce waiting times.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 24 Nov 2025

The measures the Secretary of State for Transport, announced on 12 November are designed to make the practical driving test booking process fairer, providing all learners with equal access to the booking system and ensuring that everyone pays the prescrib...